Jonathan Nieder [off-list ref] writes:
-# x <cmd>, exec <cmd> = Run a shell command <cmd>, and stop if it fails
+# x, exec = run command specified on the rest of the line
I don't think dropping "shell" is a good idea. In this context,
"command" could mean "one of pick/fixup/squash/...", a Git command,
and at last, an arbitrary line of shell.
I agree that my "shell command" wording was confusing too, but maybe
just adding "using the shell" at the end of line would do it.
Otherwise, I prefered the "see below + 2 lines explanation" proposal
above.
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Matthieu Moy
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